The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history; . e spurs of Monte Tomba overhang thePiave River the enemys artillery concentrated ina desperate attempt to blast a road to the heartof the plain of Venice. The first concerted attack 10255 here was described by Perceval Gibbon under dateof Nov. 22: For three days previously the Ital-ians on the west bank at Co
The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history; . e spurs of Monte Tomba overhang thePiave River the enemys artillery concentrated ina desperate attempt to blast a road to the heartof the plain of Venice. The first concerted attack 10255 here was described by Perceval Gibbon under dateof Nov. 22: For three days previously the Ital-ians on the west bank at Cornuda, at Vidon Bridge,and along the banks had seen the distant roadson the other side crowded with the enemy—awhole army moving in plain sight against thebackground of Autumn hills and flowing downto threaten the river. Such gunfire as only amonth ago the Italians could have developed onthe Isonzo would have shut the roads in a hun-dred places, but that is not possible now, andthe great machine of death and destruction camedown to its place. Ahead of it the big motor gunsflung their fire curtain among the villages thatso recently were new to war, and at about8 oclock in the evening of Saturday (Nov. 17),as soon as it was definitely dark, came the firstattempt to cross. — EMMANUEL rillLIBERT. DUKE OF AOSTA 2. Attack in river boats.—^Von Below wastedno time in attempts to bridge the river. He hada flotilla of those large, high-nosed boats whichare used on the rivers of the plain, and severalcompanies occupying about forty of these craftcame suddenly poling and rowing into the glareof the searchlights in an attempt to get across andgain a footing by mere swiftness and suddennessof manoeuvre. . The Italian machine gunsand those deadly Fiat machine pistols, which firefaster than any known weapon, started to lifewith a single lending roar. The boats, which hadbeen rowed with desperate energy, and werecrammed to the gunwales with men, stopped asthough they had run aground
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